13 career postseason losses. Not one mention of how Tom Brady will forever be the Bill Russell to Manning’s WiltChamberlain . Or how in their head-to-head matchup Brady owns an 11-5 edge. Just some ragtime about his passing numbers and

scored 45 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished five assists in perhaps the greatest playoff performance since WiltChamberlain in 1964. Heat 98, Celtics 79. Hold up on those balloons and streamers and confetti -- for now, at least. Now, being tied 3-3 heading back to Miami after blowing the chance to clinch the East at home feels worse than being down 0-2

Center, the place the Sixers called home before the Spectrum. In the press, Heinsohn would always hear how great WiltChamberlain was, and how he was a better and more dominant all-around player than Bill Russell . Yet all Russell, Heinsohn and the Celtics did was win championships, with

with Rex Ryan ?) And when it comes to the Brady-Manning rivalry, it's important to remember that even after WiltChamberlain left Philadelphia for the Lakers, he was still the closest thing Bill Russell had to a historical counterpoint

whose feature was a halfcourt hook shot, is one of five men to have their number retired by the team, along with WiltChamberlain , Curly Neal, Goose Tatum and Marques Haynes, who also died this year. Lemon, who made numerous television appearances in the 1960s and ’70s, became an ordained minister in 1986 and founded Meadowlark Lemon

INATTENTION Since Kevin Garnett ‘s departure, the Celtics have long made centers with any semblance of skill look like WiltChamberlain , but sans Jared Sullinger their paper-thin frontcourt is even turning ordinary bigs into extraordinary talents. Knicks center

struggles this season STAT OF THE DAY: 41 – Points scored by Thunder guard Russell Westbrook — one short of WiltChamberlain ‘s All-Star Game scoring record — in the West’s 163-158 victory over the East in Sunday’s showcase ‘NET RESULTS

one of the game’s best bargains. That’s why Ainge has been taking this angle since the Nets trade: “If WiltChamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are tradeable, then I guess everyone is tradeable, but there are guys we’re not looking to move right now.” Whether or not Rondo plays nice with his new

Antonio. Asked if he considered Kobe Bryant his greatest rival, James waxed unpoetically about Bill Russell and WiltChamberlain , ultimately landing on Paul Pierce as the closest thing to a rival (h/t @MrTrpleDouble10 ). Somewhere, a pajama clad Kevin Durant